Climate change ‘journey’ starts now

On the eve of COP21 conference on climate change at Paris last year, FT reported:

Privately, EU officials acknowledge the Obama administration is eager for a deal in Paris, but not one containing new, legally binding measures because these would strengthen arguments that the agreement needs approval from a hostile US Senate, which must ratify all treaties.

Isn’t it hypocritical of the US to start the journey for its own people while being the main reason for non-binding status of agreement reached at COP21 conference last year? While these are played out onerously, it most certainly is too little too late.